Pipe expanding and beading machine.



0. L. HEISLBR.

PIPE EXPANDING AND BEADING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED 3111.30, 1914.

1 4,3 5 1 Patented Oct. 20, 1914.

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g {(90% I um I FIG 1- WITNESSE 1 THE NORRIS PETERS CO. FHQ'm-LITHQ. WASHINGTON. D. c

G. L. HBISLER.

PIPE EXPANDING AND BEADING MACHINE.

APPLIOATION FILED JAN. 30, 1914.

Patented Oct. 20, 1914.

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'wrrNEssE HE NORRIS PETERS CO. FHOTO-LITHO., WASHING rON, D. C4

C. L. HEISLER.

PIPE EXPANDING AND READING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 30. 1914.

1 1 14, 351. Patented (M120, 1914.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

7 CHARLES L. HEisLnR, or scnnnricrnbshnnw Yon'x.

.rIrE- ExrANnnvo AND BEADING MACHINE.

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known thatI, CHARLES L. HEIsLER, of Schenectady, in the county of 'Schenectady and State of New York, have invented a certaln new andusefulImprovement 1n into the sleeves or connectible bodies of pipe couplings, and properly beading or flanging the end of a pipe to form a tight joint with the similarly prepared end of another pipe.

A further object is to provide'means for preventing the injury to copper pipes which: results from overheating, as in the old.

method of brazing the pipe to the coupling member, thereby insuring a thoroughly reliable and uniformly perfect product, which is specially suited to the requirements of high steam pressure service in locomotives operating under the conditions ofpresent standard practice.

The machine is especially designed and adapted for expanding and beading curved PlpGS, such as used on locomotives; these pipes are often bent, near the ends which are to be coupled, on a 6 inch, or even a 3 inch radius, and sometimes the pipes are of; double curvature, like a letter S. The work of attaching the ends of such pipes to, the coupling sections is done very rapidlyand;

. shown assembled in Figs. land 5.

The expanding and beading appliance i.

efficiently on this machine.

The improvements claimed are hereinafter J fully set forth. I

In the accompanying drawmgs: F gure 1 is. aside view, {partly in section on the line a a of Fig. 2, o pipe expanding and beading machine, illustrating an embodiment of my invention; Fig. 2, anend viewof the? same, as seen from the right; Fig. 3, a plan j or top view, partly in section 4, an end view, as seen from the left; Fig. 5, a longi- I tudinal central section, on an enlarged scale, through the expander, the end of a pipe secj tion operated on, and the tubular shank; Fig. 6, a view, in elevation, of the radial adjustment stem and cone of the expander;1

Fig. 7, a side view ofthe expander housing plug;'Fig. 8, an end view of thesam e; Fig. I 9, a longitudinal central section through the end portion of apipe and two half bushings thereon; Fig. 10, an end view of the same; Fig. 11, a longitudinal. central section Specification of Letters Patent. l Applieationfiled January 30, 1914. Serial No. 815,340.

Patented Oct. 2( 1914.

through a pipe coupling and twopipe sec-1 tions beaded thereinto by a machine embody-' ln-g my invention; Fig. 12, anedge view of a. header adapted to turn the end of the left hand pipe section shown in F ig. 11; Fig. 13, a side view of the same;.Fig. 14;, a similar 1 view of a header adapted to turn the end of the right hand pipe section shown in Fig. 11; and,F1gs. l5 and 16, transverse sections,

.onthe lines I) Z) and 00, respectively, of Figs. 13 and 1 1., v I

Referring tothe drawings,in the practice I of my invention I provide a bed or supporting frame, 1," of metal, which rests upon legs or standards, 1, and has formed upon or fixed to its top, at one end thereof, a bear- 1 ing, 1", in which a tubular spindle, 2, is rotatably mounted. 1 A pulley,3, is fixed upon the spindle,i2, to which rotation is imparted from any suitable prime mover by abelt, 4c,

passing partially aroundthe pulley, 3, an

idler pulley, 5, and a' pulley, 6, fixed upon a. saw arbor, '7,:hereinafte'r described, the

pulleys, 5, and 6, being disposed on opposite sides of the spindle, 2. A tubular tapered shank, 8,. isfitted within a correspondingly I tapered portion of the bore of the spindle, 2, and is detachably secured tothe spindle-by a nut, 9, which engages a coarsethread, 8,

means for the attachment and. detachment of the expanding and. beading comprises the tubular shank, 8; a housing plugRlO, screwed into the bore ofthe end of SELld. shank on the periphery of which the thread, 8 is formed;expanding rollers,

appliance- .85 onone end of the shank, and a finer thread, I ,2, cut on the spindle, near the adjoining end thereof, thereby providing convenient 1.1, fitted in the plug; .10, an expanding cone, 12; an adjustmentstem, l3; and a beader', 14-. The expandingrollers, 11, which are of conical form,and are fitted to rotate about their axes, on the inner periphery of a section of pipe, A, which is to be expanded, are held in proper relative position in slots, 10, formed in the housing plug, 10. The expanding. cone, 12, bears against the peripheries of the expanding rollers, 11, and 1 forces them radially outwardly, againstthe inner surface of the pipe section, A, when moved to the left/by theradial adjustment 1 i stem, 13, which is fitted in the bore of the shank, '8, and abuts against the right hand .end ofthe expandingcone. The right hand i end of the adjustment stem, is threaded and engaged by a cap nut, 13*, which is further secured to the adjustment stem by a bolt, 13.

' The cap nut, 13*,is set on the adjustment stem in such position as to abut against the adjacent end of the shank, 8, whenthe adjustment stem has moved sufficiently far to the left to move the rollers, 11-, so far outwardly as to effect the amount of expansion required to secure the pipe section, A,

against longitudinal movement in the coupling section, B, to which it is to be at tached, when moved endwise against the rotating beader, 14. The expanding cone,

12, and adjustment stem, 13, may, if preferred, be made .in a single piece, for simplification and economy of construction, in which case the rollers, 11, rotate upon the lubricated surface of the cone, 12, which rotates with the adjustment stem, 13, and

shank, 8. The adjustment stem is returned to the neutral or initial positionshown in Fig. 5, by a helical spring, 13, bearing on a shoulder upon it and on the adjoining. end of the housing plug, 10, when an ac tuating member hereinafter described 118 withdrawn from bearing on the head of the bolt, 13, and, as indicated in Fig. 5,

the plug and expanding rollers will be in position to freely enter the end of a pipe section.

The ends of the pipe sections are turned.

over by beaders, 14, which are metal plates of the form shown in Figs. 12 to 16 inelusive, one of which is fitted in a longitudinal slog 10", formed in. the housing plug, between the slots which receive the rollers, 11, and the end of the plug which adjoins the shank, 8, and through a slot, 13*, in the adjustment member, the latter slot being of sufficient length to admit of the required longitudinal movement of the adjustment stennwithout exertingbearing on the header,

which is held centrally in the slot, 10', by

oppositely inclined teeth,".1 1 on its work ing face, whichabut against inclined faces, 10", at the ends of the slot, 10. The header is securely clamped between said faces and the end of the shank, 8, when the housing section, B, and that shown in. Fig. 1 1-, to

turn the end of the pipe section A into form to bear against the end of the coupling section B. The surfaces of the beading re-.

cessesare hardened, polished, and rounded, as indicated inFig. 16, and the beading recesses maybe made of such form as to give any'desired shape to the beaded or flanged ends of the pipe sections. 1e, are formed at the outer ends of the beading recesses, these edges being shown as disposed approximately parallel with the axis of rotation, in Fig. 13, and approximately perpendicular to the surfaces. of the beading recesses, in Fig. 14:. The object of the cutting edges is to trim the abutting ends of the pipe sections to determined diameters, in order to insure uniform diameters which will match each other and properly fit in ers, 11, by an adjusting screw, 15, having a Cutting edges,

The coupling sections left handed thread which engages a nut, 16,

by which the pulley, 3, is connected to the spindle, 2,'said screw rotating in the direction indicated by the arrow, Fig. 2, with the pulley and spindle. A hand wheel, 15 is fixed on the outer end of the adjusting screw, 15, and the thread of the adjusting screw being, as before stated, left handed, any retardation of the hand wheel, 15, by the application of a braking friction by the hand or otherwise, coincidently effects the movement of the adjusting screw, 15, toward the cap nut, 13, and, through the adjustment stem, 13,;and cone, l2, imparts to the expanding rollers, 11, the outward move ment necessary to securely expand the pipe end in the coupling section. The degree of traverse of the adjusting screw is fixed by the predetermined adjustment of the space between the cap nut, 13, and the adjacent end of the tubular shank, 8. By turning the hand wheel in the direction of the upper arrowin Fig. 2, the adjustingscrew is retracted, and the expanding rollers are permitted to return to their initial positions, when the machine is stopped, and usually just before inserting another pipe section.

If preferred, a double armed treadle le-- ver, 15*, may be fulcrumed, by a pin, 15, on one of the legs, 1 of the machine, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 1, and coupled, by a link, 15 to the lower arm of a vertical double armed lever, 15 which is pivoted on a bracket, 15 onthe leg, 1, the upper arm of said lever transmitting longitudinal movement to the adjusting stem, 13, by bearing on the end of a plain or unthreaded rod, which, in this case, is substituted for the adjusting screw, 15. This structural modificae f .tion avoids the necessity of stopping the machine and gives theoperatorfree use of his hands. a 1

The pipe section to be operated on is held in a vise, 17, which is provided with a fixed aw, 17, and a movable aw, 17 and'which.

is fitted to traverse on a cross slide,18, on the bed, 1, at a right angle to, the common,

axial line ofthe spindle, 2, and shank, 8,

the cross slide being fittedto traverse on lower end, a pinion, 19 which engages a rack,20, on the cross slide, 18. After l'llQVr mg the wee sufiiciently to clear the housing plug,10, and header, 14, the movablejaw, is opened to admit a pipe section, A, by a horizontal screw, 21, journaled in'thevise, and carrying, on its outer end, a hand wheel, 21, said screw engaging anut, 22, on the vise, and being coupled to the movable'jaw, 17 3; When necessary, half bushes, 23, Figs. 9 and 10, are inserted in the jaws of the vise, to reduce the circular opening between them to the diameter of the pipe section. After positioning the pipe coupling section inthe vise jaws, the end of the pipe section is adjusted to project for a proper distance therefrom, or if preferred, the pipe coupling section may be applied to the pipe section before the latter is inserted in the vise.

After the pipe section and coupling section have been securely clamped in the vise, the latter is moved laterally by the rotation of the shaft, 19, as'before described,- until the pipe section is brought up to a saw, 24, by which the end projecting from, the cou pling section is cut off to the proper length:

to form a head or flange. The saw, 24:, is fixed upon the arbor, 7, journaled on the bed, 1, as before specified, and is rotated by i the belt, 1, passing around the pulley, 6,

fixed on one end of the arbor. After the pipe section has been cut to the proper rying a bevel gear, 25, engaging a similar gear, 26 on a shaft, 26, which carries, on its opposite end, a hand wheel, 26 The pipe section has, by this move1nent,-been brought into position in which the housing plug, 10,

entersthe pipe section, after which, braking friction is applied to the wheel, 15*, to ad ju'stthe expanding rollers. Further-1nove,- ment of the cross slide'and pipe section, by therotation ofthe hand wheel, '26", in the same direction, forces the end of the pipe section against .the rotating beader, 14:,

which beads, polishes," and-trims the end of the pipe section to size. rollers, 11, have, meanwhile, completed their operation, and theqwheel, 26 is then turned in the opposite direction. to move the cross slide into position for the removal of the finished pipelsection fron'i the machine, by

opening the jaws of the vise. The machine is then stopped and the hand-wheel, 15 is v rotated infth'e' direction of; the upper arrow in Fig. 2", to collapse the expanding rollers for the next succeedingoperation. The arbor, 7, ofthe saw, 24, which latter may beof the ordinary construction, is disposed parallel with and adjacent to the spindle, 2, andjis supported inia bearing, 7 on -the'cross slide, 18,and a bearing, 7", onthe end ofmar bracket, 7 extending upwardly fromtheb'e'd, IL The arbor is fitted to. move longitudinally through the pulley, 6, and bear1ng,7?,,1n accordance with the movement of the saw, whenthelatter :is carried by the cross slide, 18, on which its bearing,

7, is fixed. -The object of causing the saw to i jaw, 17 nearer the expanding and-beading devices, so that the sawed pipe end-length will be constant 'andproper for beading.

By makingthe flange thickness of thechalf bushes, 23, 'ofproper amount for each pipe size, the pipe will always be cut to proper length for beadlng regardlessoff its size,

within the, capacity of theinachine. The

saw; maybe adjusted "on the arbor by washers, 17 j f j For general use: and for convenience in cuttingofi": pipe, a pipe 01111111315 mounted on the cross, slide, 18, said clamp coinprising a V grooved base, 27, secured to the cross slide, and clamping fingers,-2S, fulcrumed on a pin, 28, fixed to the base. A CiOWIlWiLIdlY PlOJQCtlIlg lug, 28", isforined integral with the clamping fingers, and a clamping screw, 29, journaled in the'base, 27, and hav ng a hand wheel, 29, on its outer end, abuts against said lug, and de presses thejclamping fingers, to clamp a pipe section 111bl16 V groove of thebase. A spring, 30, raises the clamping fingers, when released from the pressure of the screw, to permit the removal of the pipe section. j

A s mple and effective starting and stopfrom an arm, 31, on a lever, 31, pivotally supported on a pin, 31 fixed to the bed,1.

A latch, 32, actuatedby a latch handle, 32

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pivoted to the lever, 31, engages the teeth of a quadrant, 33, fixed to the support of the lever, and the lever, when raised, abuts against a set screw,34t, on a double armed lever, 3a, the opposite end of which carries a brake shoe, 35, adapted to bear against the inner surface of the pulley, 3. By'depressing the lever, 81, any desired tension may,

be applied to the driving belt, 4, and with reasonable carein applying this belt tension, the belt will slip before the bead on the pipe section is abraded or destroyed, when the pipe section is forced unduly hard against the header. The saw will likewise stop, if excessivelycrowded, and by nnlatching and lifting the lever, the machine can'be instantly stopped to prevent accident, as a sutiicient degree of such Inovementnot only slackens the driving belt but also applies the br: ke. i I

I claim as my invention and desire to se-v cureby Letters Patent;

1. In a pipe expanding andbeading Inachine, the combination of a rotatory tubular splndle, means for maintaininga pipe in axial alinement therewith, means for rotatnaled in said bearing, pipe expanding means Copies of this patent may be obtained for carried by said spindle, a cross slide adapted to traverse on the slideways or" the bed, a

vise mounted adjustably on said cross slide, and means for traversing the cross slide parallel with the axis of the spindle.

3. In a pipe expanding and heading machine, the combination of a bed plate, a

spindle journaled thereon, means for clampvmg a pipe and moving it axially toward and away from said spindle, expanding means carried by said spindle, manuallyoperable means to force said expanding means radially outwarch means to retract the same, and a'fixed beading tool carried by said spindle in the rearot' said expanding means and adapted to spin and polish the end of the pipe to form a tight joint without further treatment.

v 4.111 a machine of the class described, the

' combination with the bed plate, of two parallel spindles journaled thereon, a crossslide mounted on said bed-plate, means to move 11; parallel to the axes ofsald spindles,

a. cutting-off tool carried by one of said spindles and pipe expanding and beading means carried by the other, a bearing carried by -said cross-slide in which the spindle carrying the .cnttingbff tool is longitudinally movable, pipe-clamping means m0unted on said cross-slide and means for moving the same at rightv angles to the movement of the latter, and a common power means for rotating both said spindles.

CHARLES HEISLER.

Witnesses:

Lnsrnn E. WARNER, HENRY LINDENKOHL.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Iatents, Washington, D. C. 

